mophie Powerstation 10,000 mAh (1 or 2 Pack)

Might be faulty.

I bought one from a (slightly) older sale, and didn’t know they sold it again so soon – mophie Powerstation 10,000 mAh (1 or 2 Pack)
TL;DR: I received the battery new in box, and upon first recharge, instead of coming with 25%-50% of charge, it was completely empty. Which leads me to believe it was abandoned for quite some time (5+ years) or in really bad conditions (super hot or super cold).

I have a few of these readers to track the battery as it (dis)charges – https://www.amazon.com/DROK-Protector-Multimeter-Capacitance-Thermometer/dp/B017SOXP1Q/ – and after two full recharges and full discharges, here’s how the third looks.

Haven’t tested how long it can take a full recharge (that is, at 100%, leave it alone for a week, then discharge to see if the full amount is discharged, or if a big chunk was lost in that month).
Something was definitely lost before it was shipped out of the Woot Warehouses.

Though on the side of “might be fake”, here’s a customer picture from a Best Buy that looks very different from the Woot picture (maybe Woot has an older model).
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